I can't seem to find a guide on crafting. Anyone have a good link to one, I am just returning to the game after being gone since '07 and I would like to know more about the current system. Thanks Tredo
I don't think a real guide actually exists... Most of what I've learned has been through trial and error and actually trying it.
If anyone wants to make one or find an existing one and update it, let me know and I'll sticky it in our tutorials section and make sure said person receives just rewards.
The only advice i can give on crafting is: don't do it. You can loose peds very fast with crafting, and that can really upset people. The general principle of crafting is easy -make sure you craft stuff that sells for markup then the markup you paid for your ingredients (markup can come from looted blueprints as well) some additional stuff: -the higher the green bar on the crafting terminal the more succes you'll get -try to avoid crafting stuff where you haven't maxed the blueprint -over 10k's of click there is an average % of succes, % of tt return, % of residue -to be succesful in crafting you need to be able to craft a lot, and thus have a high ped balance
Sounds to me like crafting is something I don't really need to get into for a while. Would be cool if there was a system that allowed crafting non-tradable items. I would do that, I am only looking to craft for my own needs not to sell. but oh well.... wishful thinking. Thanks for all the replies.
If you craft for your own needs it can work out assuming you mostly use the ingredients you found yourself. Just be careful not to go overboard with it, if you're having a bad crafting run the losses can go very fast. An occasional gun/armor part for yourself won't hurt you too much.
Yes.. this is exactly what I'm talking about. An occasional part or tool or whatnot so I dont have to buy it. And since I am working on being a hunter / miner thought it would work out in my favor.
It likely would. Another example you could go with is starting with Carabok Textures or Ball Bearing/O Rings. Those take materials you will easily find on-planet hunting or mining. Crafting is hard to do as a non-depositor. It took me probably 3-6 months before I started getting into it at all. But I have built up enough skill and PED that I can get by pretty well crafting certain components without depositing anymore. But it's taken me 2 years to get to that point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDHkRyKWKOE I did an overview video for crafting. It is a PED sucker really. If you don't have a huge PED card I wouldn't bother with it much.
It can be.. But if you do low-end crafting with materials you loot anyway, you're really not out much. Some items will actually end up giving you a better return % on hunting/mining loot. EDIT: I need to write something up for the society website, anyway, so if given a couple of days to flesh it out, should be golden.
